The Effect of Pollution on Worker Productivity: Evidence from Call Center Workers in China

被引：254
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作者：
Chang, Tom Y. [1 ]
Zivin, Joshua Graff [2 ,3 ]
Gross, Tal [3 ,4 ]
Neidell, Matthew [3 ,5 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Southern Calif, 701 Exposit Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
[2] Univ Calif San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
[3] NBER, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[4] Boston Univ, 595 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215 USA
[5] Columbia Univ, 722 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032 USA
来源：
AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-APPLIED ECONOMICS | 2019年 / 11卷 / 01期
关键词：
PARTICULATE AIR-POLLUTION; PARTICLES; EXPOSURE; MATTER;
D O I：
10.1257/app.20160436
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
We investigate the effect of pollution on worker productivity in the service sector by focusing on two call centers in China. Using precise measures of each worker's daily output linked to daily measures of pollution and meteorology, we find that higher levels of air pollution decrease worker productivity. These results manifest themselves at levels of pollution commonly found in large cities throughout the developing and developed world.
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页码：151 / 172
页数：22
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